Behold the solar system in all its X-ray glory

Illustration of the separation of the SWCX foreground radiation from the cosmic X-ray sky of the Western Galactic Hemisphere. Credit: K. Dennerl (MPE)

The universe looks very impressive when visualized with an X-ray machine. More importantly, X-ray images provide important scientific insights by revealing features of the universe that cannot be observed in visible light. The same is true for our solar system, but this has been difficult because of the challenge of separating local emissions from the … Read more

Scientists reveal how ocean waves behave in otherworldly conditions under extreme conditions across the solar system

Scientists Reveal How Ocean Waves Would Behave On Alien Worlds Under Extreme Conditions Across The Solar System

Waves are one of the most well-known features. earth’s oceansshaped by wind, gravity, and the properties of water itself. But outside of Earth, the oceans may be made of methane, gravity may pull with a different force, and the same waves may behave in ways that challenge everything scientists expect. New research published in Geophysical … Read more

New planet named Enaiposha is unlike any other in our solar system

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It started out as another exoplanet in a group labeled “ordinary.” No one expected that a world once thought to be a mini-Neptune would reveal super-Venusian characteristics and change the way we view certain types of planets. Astronomers used JWST data to learn more about an unusual place called Enaiposha, which orbits a red dwarf … Read more